Hobbs Act Labor Extortion in Interstate Commerce

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interstate commerce.

Judge-made law.

Labor laws and legislation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 1997

Summary:

Provides an outline of the Hobbs Act, passed in 1942 as a criminal statute preventing extortion by organized labor. Summarizes the act's legislative history and discusses its application and case law

Notes:

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Hobbs Act: Labor Extortion in Interstate Commerce

Publisher Number:

CRS-1997-AML-0023

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license